Depro-Provera Osteoporosis Risk Factor

Depro-Provera Osteoporosis cause. Sometimes drugs have unintended side effect. Depro-Provera is one of them.

The drug, which consists of a twice yearly injection for women of child bearing age, has proven to be an effective preventative of pregnancy - especially among younger women and others who a less likely to use other contraceptive methods consistently.

The drug's injection twice a year IS an effective and convenient method of birth control. It does prevent pregnancy. ( It may also be prescribed for endometriosis and for the treatment of certain types of cancer.)

BUT for all its convenience and its effectiveness in preventing pregnancy, the drug IS a risk factor for developing serious bone loss!

As early as 2005 Health Canada issued a release on the danger this drug poses for your bones. And in their release Health Canada stated that the longer you used this drug, the greater the risk to your bones.

Some
health care providers do not mention this risk with their
clients/patients. For a time, the drug had not been listed among
the drugs posing Osteoporosis risk.But now we know it is.

Women should discuss the Canadian public health advisory with their health
care providers - especially if they have any of the other risk factors
for Osteoporosis.

If
after considering the risks, you and your
health care provider do decide to use Depo-Provera, I hope you will
follow the guidance of Health Canada that states: "Patients should talk
to their doctor about how to reduce the risk
of low bone mineral density, and about calcium and vitamin D intake.
Patients should be aware that monitoring of bone mineral density with a
bone test may be recommended for some users of Depo-Provera."